A Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll found that 35 per cent of Canadian homeowners say they can handle the Bank of Canada’s current benchmark interest rate of 4.5 per cent for an average of less than 10 months before they would be forced to sell or vacate their homes. (THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward) As Canadian homeowners grapple with the Bank of Canada’s flurry of interest rate hikes, one in three say they won’t be able to handle higher rates for long before they are forced to sell their… Source link
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Reuters California authorities see no link between dance hall shooter and victims Los Angeles-area investigators have found no connection between the victims of a mass shooting at a Monterey Park, California, dance hall and the elderly man who carried out the massacre last weekend, authorities said. The 72-year-old assailant, Huu Can Tran, on Saturday killed 11 people and wounded nine others at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, a venue just east of Los Angeles that is popular with older patrons… Source link
Read More »High prices weigh on consumer holiday spending: Yahoo/Maru poll
High prices mean Canadians are planning on spending less during the holiday season this year. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang) One in three Canadians say they will spend less over the holiday season this year, as high prices force them to scale back on shopping and gift giving, a new Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll has found. The survey of 1,522 Canadians released on Friday found that 30 per cent of respondents will be spending less over the holidays this year as inflation continues to force… Source link
Read More »Canadians confident about financial literacy skills; investing remains a gap: Yahoo/Maru poll
Less than half of respondents to a new Yahoo/Maru poll said they feel very confident in their financial literacy of stocks and bonds. A new survey shows many Canadians feel they have a sufficient level of financial literacy despite acknowledging that investing is still one major area they don’t understand. Seventy per cent of respondents to a new Yahoo poll, conducted by Maru Public Opinion, reported feeling confident in their financial literacy skills and have a “thorough understanding” or… Source link
Read More »Most Canadians cutting back on groceries, entertainment as inflation soars: Yahoo/Maru poll
A majority of Canadians are cutting back on spending due to inflation, including on groceries. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images) Canadians are cutting back on groceries and entertainment as red-hot inflation continues to put pressure on household budgets, a new Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll has found. The survey of 1,517 Canadians found that 60 per cent of respondents set stricter priorities and reduced spending due to higher prices in July than they did in June. Among those that… Source link
Read More »Trudeau has ‘no solid plan’ to tackle inflation, Canadians say: Yahoo/Maru poll
55 per cent of Canadians said Trudeau has no solid plan to fight inflation and bring prices down. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images) A majority of Canadians believe Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland have “no solid plan” to tackle inflation and rein in prices, a new Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll has found. According to the survey of 1,515 Canadians, 55 per cent said Trudeau has no solid plan to fight inflation and bring prices down, while 20 per… Source link
Read More »Canada is heading for a recession, most Canadians say: Yahoo/Maru poll
More than two thirds of Canadians believe the country is heading for a recession, a new Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll has found. (Getty Images) More than two-thirds of Canadians believe the country is heading for a recession, a new Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll has found, in the wake of rapidly rising interest rates and soaring inflation. The survey of 1,515 Canadians, conducted between June 17 and June 19, found that 68 per cent believe the country is heading towards a recession. Another 17… Source link
Read More »Gas prices in Canada expected to keep rising: Yahoo/Maru poll
More than half of Canadians believe high gas prices are here to stay, and could push higher, according to a public opinion poll by Yahoo/Maru. Most Canadians believe high gas prices are here to stay, and could keep pushing higher, a new Yahoo/Maru public opinion poll shows. However, only 16 per cent say they’re serious about buying a fully electric or hybrid vehicle for their next automotive purchase. The survey found more than a quarter (27 per cent) of respondents point to international… Source link
Read More »Canadians feeling optimistic going into holiday season: Yahoo/Maru poll
Despite the emergence of the Omicron variant, Canadians are feeling optimistic going into the holiday season and plan to spend an average of $678 on gifts this year, a new poll has found. A Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll released Monday found that Canadians are feeling optimistic about the holidays and look forward to returning to pre-pandemic routines, with nearly 70 per cent of those surveyed saying they were feeling the same about the 2021 holiday season as they did before the… Source link
Read More »Canadians ‘hesitant’ to jump back into Black Friday: Yahoo/Maru poll
One in five Canadians plan to take advantage of Black Friday sales this year, a new Yahoo/Maru public opinion poll shows, with the younger cohort driving most of the shopping. The survey found that 21 per cent of Canadians intend to purchase goods this upcoming Black Friday, which would be a pullback in shoppers versus last year, amid the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the poll, 25 per cent of Canadians made a purchase in relation to Black Friday in 2020. Younger… Source link
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